The Advantages of Outsourcing AND Offshore Outsourcing

In this article, we will discuss the major advantages of outsourcing, and offshore outsourcing.

Starting with the advantages of OUTSOURCING first:

There are a number of reasons why a business may outsource a particular job, task or a process. Some of the core benefits of outsourcing include:

1. Reduction of operation cost:

When you outsource your work to an external agency this means you hand over your work to them. And most of these agencies already have experts who can do your task professionally. So unlike hiring person physically, you don't have to spend money and time in training, research, and development.

2. Spend more time on core business:

Outsourcing will reveal more time for you to focus on your core strength and competence of your business as the external outsourcing agency will manage your non-core tasks. So you are getting more time to focus on your company branding, research, development and on many other core areas.

3. Get access to skilled resources:

External agencies have varieties of resources available so you don't need to spend money on recruiting and training expensive resources for your business. Agencies will provide you quality work for less.

4. Time zone advantages:

Another crucial benefit of outsourcing is the time difference between you and the place you outsource. You are closing for the day in your timezone and people are starting their day in another time zone. So when you back to work in the next morning you will find your work is already delivered to you.

Advantages of OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING:

1. Economies of Scale:

Offshoring not only allows you to reduce the most expensive parts of your business, the labor cost. Besides this is also save you from the huge cost of land, internet connectivity, rent, infrastructure, etc. Freeing this up will allow you to reinvest into other sectors of your business and it will give you the opportunity to expand your offerings and services.

2. Costs savings:

You don't have to spend on infrastructure and you will get the same or even better professional worker at a lower cost.

3. Take advantage of expertise:

External agencies have vendors available who are specialized in specific fields. For example, if you need a web developer and a digital marketing expert you can get both people from the same agency and you can manage them easily. This will help you to focus on your core strengths instead of wasting time and resources on it.

4. Flexible contract:

As you are not in strict contracts with a vendor or external agency, you can increase or decrease your resources up and down according to your requirements.

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